Mansfield Street, Montreal
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Mansfield Street
Mansfield Street ( is a north-south commercial street located in Downtown Montreal
, Quebec
, Canada
. It is situated two blocks from Peel Street
and links Sherbrooke Street
in the north to Saint-Antoine Street in the south.
(1705-1793), a Lord Chief Justice of the King's Bench
.
Mansfield Street ( is a north-south commercial street located in Downtown Montreal
Downtown Montreal
Downtown Montreal is the central business district of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is nearly enitirely located at the southern most slope of Mount Royal and is approximately bounded by Sherbrooke Street to the north, Papineau Avenue to the east, Guy Street or until Shaughnessy Village to the west,...
, Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. It is situated two blocks from Peel Street
Peel Street
Peel Street is located in Central, Hong Kong. It is named after Robert Peel, the two-time British Prime Minister.-Features:The street starts from the Queen's Road Central and spans uphills into the Mid-levels. At the lower end, there is a fresh food market. At the upper end, there are many...
and links Sherbrooke Street
Sherbrooke Street
Sherbrooke Street is a major east-west artery and at in length, is the second longest street on the Island of Montreal. The street begins in the town of Montreal West and ends on the extreme tip of the island in Pointe-aux-Trembles, intersecting Gouin Boulevard and joining up with Notre-Dame...
in the north to Saint-Antoine Street in the south.
History
Constructed around 1845 by the Honorable James Smith and Duncan Fisher, Mansfield Street was named for William Murray, 1st Earl of MansfieldWilliam Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield
William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield, SL, PC was a British barrister, politician and judge noted for his reform of English law. Born to Scottish nobility, he was educated in Perth, Scotland before moving to London at the age of 13 to take up a place at Westminster School...
(1705-1793), a Lord Chief Justice of the King's Bench
Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales
The Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales is the head of the judiciary and President of the Courts of England and Wales. Historically, he was the second-highest judge of the Courts of England and Wales, after the Lord Chancellor, but that changed as a result of the Constitutional Reform Act 2005,...
.
Points of interest
- Central Station
- Queen Elizabeth HotelQueen Elizabeth HotelThe Queen Elizabeth Hotel is a grand hotel in Montreal, Quebec. Completed in 1958, it was built by the Canadian National Railway, but was later sold to Canadian Pacific Hotels, now Fairmont Hotels and Resorts...
- Place Ville-MariePlace Ville-Marie1 Place Ville-Marie , formerly Royal Bank Tower taken from its anchor tenant, is a with 47-storey, cruciform office tower built in the International style in 1962, arguably the most distinctive building in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It was built in the 1960s as the headquarters of the Royal Bank of...
Further reading
- Ville de Montréal. Les rues de Montréal. Répertoire historique. Montréal,Méridien, 1995, p. 332-333